Vasa Čarapić


Vasilije "Vasa" Čarapić, known as the Dragon from Avala was a Serbian voivode that participated in the First Serbian Uprising of the Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire.
Vasa was born in 1768, in the village of Beli Potok, under the Avala mountain.

Legacy

In Belgrade there is a monument to Vasa Čarapić at the spot where he was killed in front of the National Theatre, and nearby is the street that was named after him.

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